Prunus americana | Wild Plum, File Prune, Wild Cherry, American Plum. Originated in … US and Canada | Tree

Prunus americana belongs to the plant family ROSACEĈ and Genus Prunus This Tree prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Prunus americana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Prunus americana so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Prunus americana wild plum,file prune,wild cherry,American plum is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Prunus americana | Wild Plum, File Prune, Wild Cherry, American Plum is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

The flowers of Prunus americana have a mild hawthorn smelling odor. The roots of Wild plum (also known as file prune, wild cherry or American plum) have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Reddish purple is the most typical color produced by this plant. This species can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. It likes dry soils. This plant tolerates occasional periods of drought.

Prunus americana will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Prunus americana is a woody perennial. Wild plum (locally known in some parts as file prune, wild cherry or American plum) is deciduous in nature.

Flowers of the plant Prunus americana have a smell of hawthorn-like scent and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Hawthorn | Mild

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 35' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

The Roots of Prunus americana can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … reddish purple

"Dyes & Fibers", Will Bearfoot, Oliver Press, Willits California, 1975.

"The Fragrant Garden.  A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974.  Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.